Monthly Archives: July 2008

Triggerstreet.com

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Brian

I joined. It looks like an attempt to recreate the community from the long-since-gone ipublish.com. The upside is it has categories for a host of genres. The downside is it has somewhat draconian rules for dealing with user’s content. I … Continue reading →

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Poor Alan Moore

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Brian

Watchmen is going back to the printer. Here is my response to this thread and a reader wondering why Alan wasn’t just happy to have more money: James Van Hise, As I understand, Alan Moore asked in the contract for … Continue reading →

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Librarians on the Edge

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Brian

I am happy to see there is one group that’s dedicated to educating people about our right to privacy. You’d think the government would be interested in this…oh wait, both major party political candidates are in favor of spying on … Continue reading →

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It’s Finally Sinking In

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Brian

Business Week has an outstanding article written by Shoshana Zuboff. In it, she goes to her small Maine town and asks people about the economy. All the people she talks to get it. Not only that, but they are thoughtful … Continue reading →

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Channel 3 Is Crazy!

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Brian

So I’ve been gone from Philly for almost two years. Sure, things were rough at the Comcast Network where I worked and was laid off from. Who knew that all this other drama and intrigue was simmering just off Market … Continue reading →

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